King of Devil's Island

King of Devil's Island
English film poster.
Directed byMarius Holst
Written byDennis Magnusson
Produced byKarin Julsrud
Starring
CinematographyJohn Andreas Andersen
Edited byMichal Leszczylowski
Music byJohan Söderqvist
Release dates
  • 17 December 2010 (2010-12-17) (Norway)
  • 23 November 2011 (2011-11-23) (France)
Running time
115 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Norway
Languages
  • Norwegian
  • Swedish
Budget54 million kr ($6.4 million)

King of Devil's Island (French: Les Révoltés de l'île du Diable), (Norwegian: Kongen av Bastøy) is a 2010 French-Norwegian action drama film directed by Marius Holst.[1] The film premiered in Norway on 17 December 2010 and was next shown at the international film festivals of Sweden (January 2011), Rotterdam (February 2011)[2] and during the Lübeck Nordic Film Days 2011. The story is based on true events that occurred at Bastøy Prison in Norway.[3]

Shooting for King of Devil's Island took place mostly in Estonia.[4]

  1. ^ Twitchfilm.com – Second trailer for Marius Holsts youth prison drama King of Devil's Island Archived 8 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2. January 2010
  2. ^ IMDb entry Retrieved 2 February 2011
  3. ^ Official site for the production Archived 19 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2 February 2011
  4. ^ "Review: 'King of Devil's Island'". Variety. 10 February 2011.